Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called for more drastic action to try to combat climate change. “2024 is heading to be the hottest year in modern history. Hurricanes in the Caribbean, typhoons in Asia, drought and floods in Africa and torrential rains in Europe are leaving a trail of death and destruction,” Lula said at the 79th General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Devastating fires in Brazil, the worst in 20 years, have brought home to him how serious the crisis is. “Forest fires have spread across the entire country and have already devoured 5 m…